Monday, October 12, 2009

painting......

Immersed in painting, almost done, waiting the bunk beds and thinking I am liking the little cowboyish corner that is being created for a bunch of country cowgirls. The bottom of the wall has an undercoat of dark brown with a chocolate glaze rag washed on it, the chair rail is painted black with a distressed look. I figured out how to make it look distressed by rubbing a candle/wax on it and then painting over and where the wax is the paint does not adhere. Then I applied the brown glaze and it certainly looks weathered and old!! I am working on the top of the wall now, its a camel color and I have to put the color wash on it with a bit of darker glaze. Its not a very big room and the wall space will mostly be the bunk beds but I hope to get a small table, distress black look at the same place we got the beds and add some decorations to it since I will not have much area on the walls.

A busy weekend lay behind us, while I was in the middle of painting, I sold a vanity/desk and one of the daybeds in the girls room on Craigslist. Some went to the Tulsa State Fair for the Boer show. It was a really big show. In one class there were 70 entries. Andrew placed 10th in another class of 33. Even that is good! But the best and most exciting happening was Elijah showed our 10buck2 Buck that Bethany got last year and placed 1st. Then he went into the champion drive for yearling bucks and got GRAND CHAMPION!!!! This is a major win for Bethany!! We have one more show in two weeks and that will wrap it up til spring.

We have had some "very more than fall weather" here, too cold for me!! Been sipping lots of coffee!! Pumpkins are strewed here and there and we are all snuggled in the house today! School done, laundry going, dinner in the making and littles playing in the LR with a playmobile town soon to be built!

The guys are hopefully about to finish framing the one house and then on to several other jobs already lined up! So thankful for the work that has been provided. Work means groceries and electricity around here!!!

I was reading in Hebrews this morning, so much just leaped out, but this particular verse did especially. I am so amazed of God's mercy to one as I, so much that still needs change in my life yet He still is working to finish the work that was begun some 27 years ago when I trusted Christ to save me. These people I live with each day know me best and see my inconsistencies and the dross that needs to be melted off and they still like me/love me!! The mercy we do not deserve and the grace needed to become more like Him......what a great Jesus!!!

By faith Enoch was translated that he shouldnot see death; and was not found, becauseGod had translated him: for beforehis translation he had thistestimony, that he ____________Heb.11:5

Doyou know what goes in the blank??? Do you know what kind of testimony he had? And it happened before he was translated! Thatmeans he had an incredible testimony before he died. It says "he pleased God." I do not always please God, but I want to learn to more and more! I want to "think", if this or that will please Him and seek to make decisions based on desiring this testimony for my own life. We all have areas that we know ourselves and are seen by others that need change and then there are areas that maybe are not so visible but maybe lie in our hearts that need change. In the visible and invisible I want God to continue His work in me and by his grace grant somewhat a testimony as Enoch. May He do that in all our lives and through His power may the "blank" be filled in with "that we please God."

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Wow Cindy, this is how I have been praying! I just posted a song called Savior, Please by Josh Wilson to my blog and it is amazing... check it out. I am so glad that my Jesus is not finished with me yet... I need so much more!

Joel

Joel's Story

Joel, our 11th of 13 and a twin of Josiah, at age 3 was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, on December 6th, 2006. Joel had three perfect years of health and he and Josiah celebrated their 3rd birthday Sept. 13th, 2006. The first of Oct. Joel started having unexplained fevers for a few days and would return to active play. After the fourth round of fevers we took him to our family Dr. which they said his iron was low, so we treated that for a few weeks and took him back only to have his hemo. showing lower than before. We were referred to a hematologists and saw him a few weeks with blood checks twice a week. At a visit on Dec. 4th we showed the Dr. the bumps, (which were tumors but we did not know at the time) on Joel's head and he was very concerned and we were told we needed to admit him immediately and start extensive tests the following day. Joel went through rigorous testing and then the dreaded results were given. Joel was at a stage IV the most extensive stage, but we were hopeful that the Lord would use the means of Chemotherapy treatments to restore Joel's body. Joel endured 8 1/2 days in the hospital, came home for Christmas, and returned for his second round of chemo Jan. 3, 2007. Joel had a seizure that night after midnight and went into a coma due to a tumor bleeding in his head area and causing his brain to swell. After tests the following days, the Dr. declared Joel "brain dead" and took us to court to force us to take Joel off life support, as we did not agree with the medical field's definition of death. Our family sought to stand with the scripture, "life is in the blood,"and until Joel's heart quit beating naturally, he was living. We were making arrangements to bring him home and on January 23, 2007 his little heart stopped beating and he went to be with the Lord Jesus in heaven. Our lives are changed forever. God is faithful in the midst of this trial and we look with great hope to be with him someday.

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Hi! We have 13 children and live on a small farm in Oklahoma! Caleb (firstborn twin) is married to Kristen and they live in Oklahoma close to us and have a son, Rowdy. He's 2! They are expecting our second grandchild in March 2106. Daniel, second born twin, is recently married to Erin this May and they live on the beach in Santa Monica where Daniel makes a living with music. Bethany, lives in Guthrie and works locally. Elijah lives in Guthrie and runs his construction company and is getting married to savannah April 16, 2016. Anna lives in Indiana and has found the love of her life, Mark. Micah, has recently moved to Kansas and is playing golf for a community college. We only have 6 children at home now. Five are still homeschooling. We love farm life, gardening and our kids! Thanks for stopping by!

Terry and Cindy Morris

Terry and I have been married 29 years in Nov. 8, 2015.. From the very start we have desired all the children that the Lord would give us. We are so grateful for the opportunity to nurture and admonish the blessings He has given us for His kingdom!